Market Oriented Short Term (MOST) Poultry Farm Workers Skill Training

The Market Oriented Short Term (MOST) Poultry Farm Workers Skill Training is an intensive three months long training program designed to promote entrepreneurial culture among the youths while at the same time enhancing the overall poultry farming sector of Nepal. The initiative is a part of the Skill for Employment Project (SEP), a joint venture between Asian Development Bank (ADB), Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) and Ministry of Education, Nepal Government.

Poultry Sector constitutes an integral part of the Nepalese agriculture and exerts an considerable contribution to the national economy. Different system and scale of poultry farming is being practiced all over the Nepal, from plain terai to high hills, which has been providing employment opportunities and a reliable means of livelihood generation for numerous families and communities. Poultry sector has been on rise since past few decades and gradual improvement has been realized in terms of overall productivity. The improving industry also warrants modern commercial technologies and skilled competent technical workforce to keep up with the changing dynamics. In the light of the aforementioned scenario, AHTCS endorsed MOST Poultry Farm Workers Training from 2010-2011. Three cycles of MOST trainings were delivered producing 588 graduates from all over the Nepal. The training proved instrumental in equipping the farmers with relevant modern farming techniques and best management practices. Besides technical and managemental aspects of poultry farming, the program fostered entrepreneurship development, business plan and marketing and networking skills enhancement, promotion of commercialization of the industry as well as linking the graduates with job opportunities. Overall program’s achievements were marked by the production, linkage and mobilization of the poultry farm work graduates with technical skill and knowledge and helping them navigate their way into the poultry industry.